1、清华大学考博英语模拟试卷 7及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 The bus moved slowly in the thick fog. We arrived at our_almost two hours later. （ A） designation （ B） destiny （ C） destination （ D） dignity 2 The negotiations which_the signing of the treaty took place over a number of years. （ A） preceded （ B） pre
2、scribed （ C） proceeded （ D） processed 3 Americans are highly_, and therefore may find it difficult to become deeply involved with others. （ A） moving （ B） mobile （ C） movable （ D） motional 4 The Untied States and Canada are lands of_except for the Indians, who are the only true natives. （ A） emigran
3、ts （ B） immigrants （ C） dwellers （ D） inhabitants 5 There was a noisy_at the back of the hall when the speaker began his address. （ A） interaction （ B） irritation （ C） disturbance （ D） interruption 6 The patient is not in good condition, so do not_your visit. （ A） lengthen （ B） delay （ C） extend （ D
4、） prolong 7 Violence is just one of the many problems_in city life. （ A） abundant （ B） inherent （ C） substantial （ D） coherent 8 Trees that_the view of the oncoming traffic should be cut down. （ A） block （ B） inhibit （ C） spoil （ D） alter 9 He gave his work to his friend to_, because he found it har
5、d to see his own mistakes. （ A） adjust （ B） compile （ C） revise （ D） verify 10 A considerable amount of time and money has been invested in_this system. （ A） defining （ B） implying （ C） reducing （ D） perfecting 11 We were frightened by the_of the crowd. （ A） hospitality （ B） honesty （ C） humanity （
6、D） hostility 12 The presidents_remarks in his speech met with a lot of attacks from other countries. （ A） offensive （ B） impressive （ C） permissive （ D） expressive 13 This can help to_something that the students may not have comprehended. （ A） signify （ B） specify （ C） testify （ D） clarify 14 He pas
7、sed_hours in the library; he acquired information relative to the subject he was going to expound. （ A） resulting （ B） resultative （ C） resultful （ D） resulted 15 The travel agency has a full program of_, if tourists wish to visit local places of interest. （ A） expeditions （ B） excursions （ C） explo
8、rations （ D） propositions 16 The Barbie doll comes with a whole range of_that you can dress her in. （ A） outlooks （ B） outlines （ C） outskirts （ D） outfits 17 I dont know how to interpret her remark. I think it was deliberately_. （ A） distinct （ B） ambiguous （ C） suspicious （ D） invisible 18 Economi
9、c theory would predict that a fall in the price of a commodity would lead to an increase in_. （ A） assumption （ B） resumption （ C） consumption （ D） presumption 19 As with a human baby, you must be patient,_, and understanding of your pet s mistakes. （ A） tolerant （ B） strict （ C） obedient （ D） durab
10、le 20 To our disappointment, the guide also only has a slight_with Italian. （ A） recognition （ B） orientation （ C） acquaintance （ D） familiarity 21 On the first day when a pupil enters school, he is asked to_to the school rules. （ A） concede （ B） conform （ C） comply （ D） confront 22 Once the_contrad
11、iction is grasped, all problems will be readily solved. （ A） principle （ B） principal （ C） potential （ D） primitive 23 If you want to go to the concert, you II have to make a_, or there will be no tickets. （ A） reservation （ B） punctuality （ C） compliment （ D） clarity 24 I arrive at nine o clock, te
12、ach until twelve thirty and then have a meal; that is my morning_. （ A） habit （ B） custom （ C） practice （ D） routine 25 David_his companys success to the unity of all the staff and their persevering hard work. （ A） attributed （ B） contributed （ C） acknowledged （ D） pledged 26 Youve been talking with
13、 David all evening when you ought to be_with other guests. （ A） blending （ B） integrating （ C） mingling （ D） incorporating 27 I asked my mother if I could go out, and she_. （ A） descended （ B） contented （ C） consented （ D） ascended 28 The room is so_with furniture-that it is hard to move about. （ A）
14、 muddled （ B） cluttered （ C） distributed （ D） scattered 29 Cant you speak more_to your parents? （ A） respectably （ B） respectingly （ C） respectively （ D） respectfully 30 Some_good luck brought us nothing but trouble. （ A） seemingly （ B） satisfactorily （ C） uniformly （ D） universally 31 He_his old ca
15、r for a new one as soon as he had won the prize. （ A） replaced （ B） converted （ C） exchanged （ D） interchanged 32 He is a very_character; he is never relaxed with strangers. （ A） self-confident （ B） self-conscious （ C） self-evident （ D） self-serving 33 YonII find that the community has_great changes
16、 since you were here last time. （ A） submitted （ B） sustained （ C） perceived （ D） undergone 34 You dont have to_yourself. I think you did the right thing putting your mother in a nursing home. （ A） justify （ B） hinder （ C） indulge （ D） appoint 35 If prisoners behave well,they are allowed the_of visi
17、ting their families at the weekend. （ A） equality （ B） security （ C） privilege （ D） prestige 36 Despite his_as a trouble-maker, he was promoted to department manger. （ A） repetition （ B） repression （ C） reputation （ D） representation 37 It was obvious that she and her husband were_and she wished she
18、 d never married him. （ A） insolvable （ B） insensible （ C） inseparable （ D） incompatible 38 The new law allows you to_payment if you think a bill is incorrect. （ A） withhold （ B） withdraw （ C） wither （ D） withstand 39 It was a real_when Susan came back from her vacation and told us she had married a
19、 local waiter. （ A） comfort （ B） shock （ C） attack （ D） impact 40 To celebrate the national day, there was a_fireworks display. （ A） specific （ B） spectacular （ C） speculative （ D） specialistic 二、 Reading Comprehension 40 A World Without Books Or Music If books had never been discovered, man would h
20、ave found some other way of recording his communication. But then,for our consideration,we should include as books everything that is a written record. This would include tablets,papyrus and anything elseincluding computer diskettes. In the case of music,it would be impossible to think that man can
21、live without it. Looking at primitive cultures, it appears that music is actually a part of the human psyche. When two things are knocked together, music is produced. So for the sake of our discussion,it is intended to restrict the meaning of music to the popularly accepted concept. Music is the ple
22、asing combination of sounds that we like to listen to. Though it is difficult to,we can pretend that these things never existed. In this case we would not miss them today. To compare with recent inventions, let us look at radio and television Though we cannot think of life without them today, this i
23、s so only from comparatively recent times. There are many of us living today who had seen a time when there was no television. They will tell us that life was not that much different. The same is probably true of radio. But books are a different thing because they, or something akin to them,began th
24、ousands of years ago. In the case of music,it goes back even further-perhaps to millions of years, we may be able to imagine a world which never saw books,because books are a human invention. However, in the case of music this does not seem possible. Pleasing sounds are all around us,like the singin
25、g of the birds and the whistling of the wind. Music just seems to be inborn in us and in the world around us. If books did not exist,the world will be a poorer place indeed. Great philosophies like Platos would become unknown and all the pleasures and lessons we could get from them will be lost fore
26、ver. Then there is literature like the works of the great masters like Shakespeare,Dickens and Jane Austen. What a so sombre,miserable world it will be without the pleasures of reading. Since there are so many other things which depend on readinglike plays,songs and movieswe can expect them to disap
27、pear also. It would be a dark and unsatisfying world where knowledge is not propagated;where there are no books to derive pleasure from. In the case of music,without it the world will be bleak and cold indeed. It would be a terrible world with no cheery tunes ,no songs to sing and no great music to
28、lose ourselves in. A world which does not listen to the music of the great masters like Chopin and Beethoven would be a very sorry world. There will not be so many smiles on faces anymore. When we lose music,an expression of a deep part of ourselvesfrom the soulis lost. With music,connected activiti
29、es like dancing will be lost too. A world without music and dancing will bring us back to the Stone Age. Unlike radio,television,telephones and computers,reading and music are not mere conveniences that we can live without. Reading is crucial for self-expression and for passing on records and knowle
30、dge to future generations. Music is part of our very soul. A world without these will not be the world as we know it. In fact,many of us would not want to live in such a world. 41 Music is part of the human psyche because_. （ A） it is part of primitive culture （ B） it is something we like to listen
31、to （ C） it always strikes a chord with us （ D） it has been produced since ancient times 42 According to the passage,life without television and radio would be_. （ A） essentially the same （ B） very different （ C） quite boring （ D） spiritually more satisfying 43 It is impossible to imagine a world wit
32、hout music because_. （ A） music like books is a human invention （ B） it is crucial for self-expression （ C） enjoyable sounds exist in our environment （ D） plays,songs and movies depend on it 44 A world without books would be_. （ A） bleak and cold （ B） a very sorry world （ C） dreadfully unsatisfying
33、（ D） dark and dull 45 Why is music something that we cannot live without? （ A） Because it is a convenience like the Internet. （ B） Because we will lose a deep part of ourselves. （ C） Because we wont have smiles on our faces anymore. （ D） Because philosophies like Platos would not exist. 45 The high
34、unemployment rates of the early 1960s occasioned a spirited debate with,in the economics profession. One group found the primary cause of unemployment in slow growth and the solution in economic expansion. The other found the major explanation in changes that had occurred in the supply, and demand f
35、or labor and stressed measures for matching demand with supply. The expansionist school of thought, with the Council of Economic Advisers as its leading advocates, attributed the persistently high unemployment level to a slow rate of economic growth resulting from a deficiency of aggregate demand fo
36、r goods and services. The majority of this school endorsed the position of the Council that tax reduction would eventually reduce the unemployment level to 4% of the labor force with no other assistance. At 4%, bottlenecks in skilled labor, middle-level manpower, and professional personnel were expe
37、cted to retard growth and generate wage-price pressures. To go beyond 4% ,the interim goal of the Council, it was recognized that improved education,training and retraining,and other structural measures would be required. Some expansionists insisted that the demand for goods and services was nearly
38、satiated and that it was impossible for the private sector to absorb a significant increase in output. In their estimate,only the lower-income fifth of the population and the public sector offered sufficient outlets for the productive efforts of the potential labor force. The fact that the needs of
39、the poor and the many unmet demands for public services held higher priority than the demands of the marketplace in the value structure of this group no doubt influenced their economic judgments. Those who found the major cause of unemployment in structural features were primarily labor economists,c
40、oncerned professionally with efficient functioning of labor markets through programs to develop skills and place individual workers. They maintained that increased aggregate demand was a necessary but not sufficient condition for reaching either the CEAs 4% target or their own preferred 3%. This pes
41、simism was based, in part on the conclusion that unemployment among the young,the unskilled, minority groups, and depressed geographical areas is not easily attacked by increasing general demand. Further, their estimate of the numbers of potential members of the labor force who had withdrawn or not
42、entered because of lack of employment opportunity was substantially higher than that of the CEA. They also projected that increased demand would put added pressure on skills already in short supply rather than employ the unemployed,and that because of technological change,which was replacing manpowe
43、r, much higher levels of demand would be necessary to create the same number of jobs. The structural school,too,had its hyperenthusiasts:Fiscal conservatives who,as an alternative to expansionary policies,argued the not very plausible position that a job was available for every person, provided only
44、 that he or she had the requisite skills or would relocate. Such extremist positions aside,there was actually considerable agreement between two main groups,though this was not recognized at the time. Both realized the advisability of a tax cut to increase demand, and both needed to reduce unemploym
45、ent below a point around 4%. In either case,the policy implications differed in emphasis and not in content. 46 The authors treatment of the “hyperenthusiasts“ can best be described as one of_. （ A） tolerance （ B） appreciation （ C） dismissal （ D） sarcasm 47 According to the passage.there was a good
46、deal of agreement between the expansionist and structuralist theories on_. （ A） how to reduce unemployment in the 1960s （ B） how to reduce unemployment to 4 percent （ C） what role the government played in reducing unemployment （ D） how to eliminate structural deficiencies 48 Although they agreed tha
47、t an increase in demand was necessary to reduce unemployment, the expansionists argued that_. （ A） importance should be attached to structural measures such as education and training （ B） politically conservative policies should be made in the effort to reduce unemployment （ C） a tax cut would not b
48、e sufficient to help to create increased demand （ D） government spending to increase demand should fund programs for lower income groups and public services 49 The author discounts the value of the expansionists judgment by pointing out that it_. （ A） was not borne out with sufficient information （
49、B） was colored by their political viewpoint （ C） was not made from a professional point of view （ D） was deemed to be impractical and thus incorrect 50 It can be inferred that the hyperenthusiasts contended that_. （ A） the problem of unemployment could be solved with government retraining and education programs （ B） the number of people unemployed was greatly overestimated by the Council of Eco
